Internal Medicine

In an effort to improve the lives of animals and people Animal Samaritans now offers Internal Medicine. From diabetes to ultrasounds, autoimmune to gastrointestinal disorders, from Addison’s to Cushing’s, Animal Samaritans has you and your pet covered.

For more information you can call 760-332-5029 or email internalmed@animalsamaritans.org

To make an Internal Medicine appointment please call 760-332-5029

Meet Dr. Deborah Greco, VMD, DACVIM

What Veterinary Internal Medicine Provides

  • Auto-immune disorder treatment for dogs and cats

  • Ultrasounds for dogs and cats

  • Diabetes treatment for dogs and cats

  • Addison’s Disease

  • Cushing’s Disease

  • Gastrointestinal treatment for dogs and cats

After receiving her DVM from the University of California, Davis and a PhD in Veterinary Pharmacology from Texas A&M University, Dr. Greco became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine before joining the faculty of Colorado State University where she taught veterinary internal medicine for twelve years; in 2002 she was promoted to full professor. Dr. Greco then moved to NYC and practiced at the Animal Medical Center for several years before joining Nestlé PURINA in the Global Nutrition and Scientific Communications team. She provided scientific support to global markets and has expertise in the communication of veterinary internal medicine and nutritional information to technical audiences such as veterinarians, breeders and veterinary technicians before retiring in 2022.

She has been the Editor-In-Chief of a veterinary journal and has authored several books and over 200 scientific articles and book chapters. Dr. Greco is considered an authority in the area of small animal endocrinology and feline medicine; in fact, she was awarded the 1996 Pfizer award for research excellence and the 1998 American Association of Feline Practitioners research award for her work on dietary treatment of feline diabetes mellitus. Dr. Greco has served as President of the Society for Comparative Endocrinology (1990-1998), as Program Chairman for ACVIM (1995-1997), Board member of the Western Veterinary Conference (2013-2016) and Editor in Chief of Topics in Companion Animal Medicine (2000-2018).